every time i drop below about 20 miles an hour my steering becomes ludicrously difficult to turn. what could cause this, im pretty sure its not my power steering fluid, though im not sure where to fill it at, could it have anythign to do with my brakes?

 

oh right, its an 85 k-5 blazer

 

you may have fluid but are you sure your power steering pump is working??

 

same thing happend in my 88z24, they said i needed a new rack.....it was only incredibly stiff on left turns. so stiff my sister couldnt even drive it, and i drove it like that for 2 years.

 

a whole new rack?, uggh... me no like, how much do those run normally

 

Well, blazers don't have steering racks as that is typically associated with rack-and-pinion steering gears. I'd check your power steering pump first.

 

well im pretty mechanically dumb, so they dont have a "rack" even on the old k-5s? well in that case what does the power steering pump look like?

 

Open the hood and look at the motor. On the right hand side is the power steering pump, driven by a fan belt. There is a lid on the top. Open the lid and check inside for fluid. The fluid should come up to the bottom of the neck.

 

oops, sorry blazinfast........didnt mean to scare yaim pretty mechanically stuipid too

 

im actually going to go check it right now!, thanks for the help guys